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Todd Campbell

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Years in office: 2016 - 2021

Years in office: 1995 - 2016

Education

Bachelor's

Vanderbilt University, 1978

Law

University of Tennessee College of Law, 1982

Personal

Birthplace

Rockford, IL

Todd J. Campbell was afederal judge with theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Campbell first joined the court in 1995 after a nomination from PresidentBill Clinton (D). He served aschief judge of the court from 2005 until 2012.^[1] Campbell tooksenior status on December 1, 2016. He died on April 11, 2021.^[2]

Early life and education

A native ofRockford, Illinois, Campbell graduated from Vanderbilt University with his bachelor's degree in 1978 and from the University of Tennessee College of Law with hisJ.D. in 1982.^[1]

Professional career

1995-2021:United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- 2016-2021: Senior judge
- 1995-2016: Judge
1995: Private practice,Nashville, Tenn.
1993-1995: Office of Vice PresidentAl Gore (D)
- 1993-1995: Counsel and director of administration
- 1993: Deputy counsel and director of administration
1992-1993: Counsel, personnel department, Clinton-Gore presidential transition team
1987-1988: Treasurer and deputy campaign manager for legal affairs, Al Gore for President Committee
1982-1993: Private practice, Nashville, Tenn.^[1]

Judicial career

Middle District of Tennessee

Nomination Tracker

Nominee Information
Name: Todd J. Campbell
Court:United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Progress
Confirmed 178 days after nomination.
ANominated: June 27, 1995
AABA Rating:Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified
Questionnaire:
AHearing: October 24, 1995

QFRs:(Hover over QFRs to read more)

AReported: November 9, 1995
AConfirmed: December 22, 1995
AVote: Voice vote

Campbell was nominated to theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee by PresidentBill Clinton (D) on June 27, 1995, to a seat vacated byThomas Wiseman, who elected to take senior status. TheAmerican Bar Association rated CampbellSubstantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified for the nomination.^[3] Hearings on Campbell's nomination were held before theUnited States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on October 24, 1995, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen.Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on November 9, 1995. Campbell was confirmed on a voice vote of theU.S. Senate on December 22, 1995, and he received his commission on December 26, 1995. From 2005 to 2012, Campbell served aschief judge of the district court. He elected to takesenior status due to a certified disability on December 1, 2016.^[1]^[4] Campbell's service ended when he died on April 11, 2021.^[1]

Noteworthy cases

Judge rules Tennessee cannot stall on Medicaid hearings (2014)

Judge Todd Campbell ruled on September 2, 2014, thatTennessee cannot outsource its Medicaid decisions to a third party—even if that third party is the federal government—and that the state cannot delay hearings to determine Medicaid eligibility. The state laid off personnel who staffed offices that assisted applicants to complete the necessary Medicaid applications and instead used the federal Healthcare.gov site to gather that information. Based on Judge Campbell’s ruling, the state was required to provide a hearing if requested by an applicant who had not received an eligibility determination. Those applicants have 45 days to request the hearing if they applied for coverage due to low income, and within 90 days if they applied due to disability. Individuals were required to prove that they had not received an eligibility determination within the appropriate time frame.

Articles:

David Givens case (2010)

See also:United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Givens v. Tennessee Football, Inc., 3:2009cv00888)

On February 11, 2010, Judge Campbell dismissed a lawsuit by former Tennessee Titans football player David Givens over allegations that his former team broke his contract because he withheld information about an injury he suffered during the 2006 season. The judge ruled that Givens must seek arbitration, as agreed to in the governing collective bargaining agreement between the National Football League and the National Football League Players Association. The judge stressed in his ruling that prior holdings of theSupreme Court of the United States required that the arbitration process must be utilized in breach of contract disputes.^[5]